So I’m sitting in The Smirnoff Experience press conference when I get an email from the homey Young Sav over at Def Jam about some top secret Jadakiss event. “I need you to be there big homey, can you make it?” Usually, the invites to those types of events are pretty generic, but when this specific request came through, I knew this would be pretty secretive.

When I landed over at Roc the Mic studios, I didn’t recognize any other writers or correspondents from any other media outlets, only Eskay from NahRight.Com and Miss Info from MissInfo.Tv. The holding pit filled up rapidly as I pounded away on a couple games of Ms Pac Man. Several more DJ’s filled in shortly after; Bobby Trends, DJ Envy, Mister Cee from Hot 97 and DJ Cut from Power 105 all filed in greeting each other cordially. Soon after, the man of the hour, Jadakiss, strolled in dapping everyone in the room.

He disappeared to the back studio where the session was being held and then emerged singing, “Swagger Like Us” in a playful tone. “Hoooooovvvva” Jada kept yelling, but laughing at the same time; you had to be there I guess lol. After devouring some insanely delicious soul food, Sean Pecas yelled, “If you’re a DJ come into the studio right now, we’re about to start this sh*t up. Everyone else, cool out for now.” Since I wasn’t a DJ, I kept my ass right on the couch and continued eating. Steve-O and Sav, however, came in and retrieved Eskay and I, which basically meant, I couldn’t finish my food…DAM!

Kiss, who was already sitting in front of the console, acknowledged everyone who entered. Obviously aware of Mp3/CD thievery, Ice Pick Jay, the A&R for Jada’s album, played the cuts from his MacBook. To be honest, stealing a CD from that session would’ve been a suicide mission. Pecas thanked everyone for attending, as did Kiss, but their main focus was getting the music into our system.

Mind you, while they were playing the songs for us, they gave little to know NO information on what was being played, but since I’m pretty good at guessing song titles, I had no problem figuring out what I was hearing. “Kiss My Ass”, the intro I’m assuming, came across as a catchy deceleration to basically anyone who pissed him off that day, lol! “If you down right spoiled and feel I don’t do enough for you, Kiss My Ass,” Jada spit. It could almost be deemed as a less serious “Why” Part 2 . Kiss said at the conclusion of the track, “That’s just how I was feeling at the time”.

“Slick Talk, Pain & Torture”, recognized as an easy self pat on the back in regards to the topic at hand, generated a lot of response from Team Jada and the rest of the participants. Sav and Peacas scrunched up their faces as if someone farted and threw up simultaneously and Jada’s goons were bobbing and weaving to the track so hard, one might have thought it was their track instead of Jada’s. Nonetheless, lyrically, that might have been one of the best joints. Highlight of the Evening Part One: Jada announces, Kiss My Ass is coming December 9, which is the SAME DAY as 50 Cent’s Before I Self Destruct release. YES!!!!

By this time, GALLONS and GALLONS of Patron were being passed around as if it were communion Sunday, along with several helpings of THE MOST potent herbal refreshments I’ve smelled in my 26 years of existence. I’m not a fan of mixing alcoholic consumption while writing, but peer pressure consumed ones thought process, so I took one back to the head. However, since the dude next to me felt it was necessary to blow smoke in my EYE SOCKET, I caught a contact and pretty much blacked out after that, lol (halfway kidding).

Rifling through about 16 or 17 cuts, the album sounded pretty solid. Actually, for a commercial release, there weren’t too many commercial tracks on the project, if any. On the reflective, “Things I’ve Been Through”, Jada took us on a colorful excursion from his crack slinging days on the streets of Yonkers, NY to his meetings in the boardroom with Interscope head honcho, Jimmy Iovine; story telling at its finest (that Luther Vandross sample they used was pretty AWESOME!). Oddly placed, but perfectly executed, “Letter to B.I.G.” was a somber, but celebratory tribute to Jada’s long lost buddy, The Notorious B.I.G.

Since the homey Miss Info arrived a bit late, no fault of her own, she basically strong armed Pecas and Ice Pic Jay to run the ENTIRE album back. Highlight of the Evening Part Two: DJ S&S giving a five minute speech about supporting New York artist. “If that artist doesn’t mess with you 100 days out of the entire year, cut him off” S&S yelled. Either someone pissed him off, or NYC really needs to unite. Whatever the case was, the speech entertained the hell outta me.

I managed to grab Jada after the session for a quick interview about the album, Def Jam and his December 9 showdown with Curtis (watch how his face lights up when I ask him about the “friendly competition”).

Sincerely

Low “It’s not rude to tell someone, “Kiss My Ass” is it?” Key

P.S. Highlight of the Evening Part 3: Talking with Miss Info and Bobby Trends about basically everything on the walk to the train.

P.S.S. Yo Nicole…………..WHAD UP????????

Jadakiss talks Kiss My Ass, Def Jam, and squaring off with 50 Cent on December 9th